Learning Disorders. Specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Children in the intervention group wear a weighted vest that calibrated at 5-10% of each child’s body weight. By weight is distributed across vest. Each child for 12 sessions (six week
Rehabilitation
Children in the intervention group wear a weighted vest that calibrated at 5-10% of each child’s body weight. By weight is distributed across vest. Each child for 12 sessions (six weeks, two sessions
Children in the control group don’t wear a weigted vest and this group continous classroom training program without any change.
Sponsors
Student Research Committee, Vice-Chancellor for Research and Technology Hamadan University of Medica
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 13 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Diagnosed with Learning Disoreders; Aged from 6 to 13 years; IQ above 90; Cooperation of the patient and family. Excluded criteria: Orthopedic problems such as shortness or deformity; History of use weighted vest in the last 6 months; Diagnosed with mental retardation or cognitive delays; Deficits and other impairments ( seizures, visual impairment and etc).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Motor skills. Timepoint: Pre and post intervention. Method of measurement: Bruninks Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency to measure.;Attention. Timepoint: Pre and post intervention. Method of measurement: Continuous performance test (CPT). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSoraya Gharebaghy
Department of Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation School, Hamadan University of Medical Science
Outcome results
None listed